Harikrishnan391 / MERN_Authentication

User Authentication with MERN Stack

Overview

This project involves implementing a robust user authentication system using the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, and Node.js) combined with JSON Web Tokens (JWT). The goal is to create a secure and scalable authentication mechanism that ensures only authorized users can access protected resources.

Technologies Used

• MongoDB: A NoSQL database for storing user data.
• Express.js: A web application framework for Node.js to handle HTTP requests and middleware.
• React.js: A front-end library for building user interfaces.
• Node.js: A JavaScript runtime for building the server-side application.
• JWT (JSON Web Tokens): A standard for securely transmitting information between parties as a JSON object, used for authenticating users.

Installation

Clone the project

  git clone https://github.com/Harikrishnan391/MERN_Authentication.git

Navigate to the project directory.

  cd MERN_Authentication

Install dependencies

  npm install

Start the client

  npm  run dev

Navigate to the backend folder

  cd backend

Install dependencies

  npm install

Start the server

  npm  start